Colleen Cirillo has spent many years in the world of nature interpretation, protection and restoration, including over a decade at Toronto and Region Conservation and 2.5 years at Ontario Nature. In October 2015, she took over as director of education at the Toronto Botanical Garden. She is also a volunteer board member of LEAF, and a committee chairperson for the Ontario Invasive Plant Council.
Colleen is an avid native plant gardener who has maxed out her tiny downtown yard and bullied her way into neighbours' yards. She has a special place in her heart for native shrubs such as serviceberry and chokeberry, which provide nourishment for bugs, birds and people. Colleen’s children accuse her of preferring her plants to them. This is difficult to deny.
